Polytechnic
University was featured in the inaugural edition of The Best
Northeastern Colleges, published by the Princeton Review in August
2003.

The book showcases
the top 135 institutions in eight states: New York, New Jersey,
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and
Maine.

“Each college had to
meet two criteria,” says Robert Franek, the lead author of the guide.
“First it had to meet our criteria for academic excellence within its
region. Second, we had to be able to survey its students anonymously.”

Among the
survey’s findings, Polytechnic was noted for its small classes,
interaction among a diverse student body and great computer facilities.

A the September 23 Town Hall meeting with President
Chang and the Administrative Council, issues related to enrollment,
revenue and development were raised.

Discussing enrollment, Chang said that although Poly
had a “pretty high meld down” with approximately 479 students enrolling
from the 525 who put down a deposit, “new students are not our problem.
We are only off by eight students from last year.” The problem, he said,
is a large attrition rate in returning students, which resulted in Poly
losing 330 students this year. The main reasons students don’t return,
he noted, were financial followed by a decline in the computer science
field. Poly’s computer science discipline experienced a 30 percent
decrease in enrollment and computer engineering had a 10 percent
decrease. Although other disciplines have seen growth in
enrollment—including mechanical engineering with a 40 percent growth and
civil engineering with a 20 percent growth—the low undergraduate
enrollment resulted in a $1 million loss in revenue for the University.

“We’ve had some gains” with graduate enrollment, said
Chang, explaining that full-time graduate grew by 20 students, and the
Westchester and Long Island graduate centers were level with last year’s
numbers. “But we’ve also been hurt,” he added. New part-time graduate
enrollment is down 30 percent in Brooklyn and enrollment is “way down”
for the executive degree programs, especially the Information Systems
Engineering Program and Telecommunications and Information Management
Program.

Low graduate enrollment translates into approximately
$1.5 million in lost revenue. Together, Poly has an enrollment revenue
shortfall of $2.5 million.

The next step affects staff and faculty. At the end of
September, Chang and his vice presidents will bring recommendations to
the Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees. The full board will
convene October 7 to decide upon the recommendations. These
recommendations include freezing employee positions and reducing
TIAA-CREF contributions. Chang stressed that there will be no
“across-the-board layoffs.” He will outline the board’s decisions in his
next letter to faculty and staff.

Dean and VP Bud Griffis spoke next. He praised the
“great staff and faculty” and the success of the recent open houses and
convocation and “great performances" by Financial Aid, Information
Systems for installing software on students’ computers and the math and
humanities departments for administrating pre-college exams. He told the
audience to “wait and see. This flower’s got to blossom.” He also said
the administration will be making decisions on Poly’s pricing structure
as well as its financial packages.

Following Griffis was VP Ellen Hartigan, who said that
her division’s target this year was to “close the loop” on a number of
issues that are still cropping up. “We have different students, but the
same problems,” she said. “We need to solve the problems.” She also
commented on recent student events, including convocation, new student
orientation, Club Day and Sports Day, and called it the “best beginning
of a school year in my 15 years” and commended Cheryl McNear, Robert
Griffin and Eunice Ro for their work. She also announced the return of
ROTC to campus, in affiliation with Fordham, and a one-percent
improvement this year of alumni giving.

VP Richard Thorsen spoke next. He said the search for
a VP for finance and administration is “still going strong,” and the
search committee plans to recommend three candidates to the president in
early October. He announced that the next capital campaign is in the
planning stages and will go public in 15 to 18 months. The University
will soon hire a consulting firm to look at the fiscal feasibilities of
the next campaign. He also touched upon Campaign 1-2-3 and its role to
move Polytechnic into tier 2 in the next two years. Asked to comment
about the University’s role in helping students during the August
blackout, he said that approximately 100 to 150 people, including
himself, students, staff and faculty members, stayed overnight in the
Dibner Auditorium. “You haven’t bonded with your colleagues until you
can identify them by their snoring,” he said, to much laughter.

VP Lowell Robinson, in response to a question from a
faculty member, said the University is researching the feasibility of an
online learning program. A task force has been formed, which is
currently examining online program models and will develop a marketing plan.
A donor has given Poly $200,000 to help launch the initiative.

Gerald M. Rubin,
internationally recognized geneticist and vice president for biomedical
research at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, will speak at
Polytechnic on his pioneering work sequencing the fruit fly genome. The
event, the Sixth Annual Lynford Lecture, is at 4 p.m. on Monday, October
20, in the Dibner Auditorium.

Rubin will discuss
“Computational and Experimental Approaches for Annotating the Drosophila
Genome Sequence.” From 1991 to 2000, he led a team of academic
scientists, in collaboration with Celera Genomics Inc., to sequence the
genes of the common fruit fly, or Drosophila melanogaster. The
success of the Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project has paved the way for
scientists to more fully understand human genes and development.

For their contributions toward making
Polytechnic a better place to work, teach and learn, seven employees will receive an Extra Step Award at a special ceremony
at 3 p.m., on
Tuesday, September 30, in LC 400. In addition, the Extra Mile Award will
be awarded.

Please come out on September 30, and cheer
the following award recipients:

Maureen Braziel,
director of athletics, intramurals and recreation, won in the
category of pride and enthusiasm for her “can-do attitude in developing
a spirited and enthusiastic athletics program,” wrote a nominator.
“Maureen set forth an aggressive recruitment program aimed at attracting
the right students and coaches necessary to build a quality Division III
intercollegiate athletics program.” Brooklyn born, raised and current
resident, Braziel joined Polytechnic in 1982 as a physical education
instructor and established the Judo and women’s volleyball teams. She
was promoted to associate director of athletics in 1987 and to her
current title in 1997. A graduate of Hunter College with two degrees in
physical education administration and exercise physiology, she became,
in 1971, the first foreigner to win the British Open Judo Championship,
the largest international Judo competition for women. She was the
national Judo champion for four consecutive years in the mid 1970s.

Yolanda
Cartagena, administrative aide in Registrar, won in
the category of leadership and teamwork for her, in the words of a
nominator, “consistent, persistent and reliable efforts to help correct
[problems with PeopleSoft data]. As a result, the student
data is slowly but surely becoming more accurate and reliable. By her
efforts…she is decreasing student frustration with Poly.” Cartagena
began her career at Poly in 1988 as a clerical temp in Student Accounts
before being hired full time in 1989. Seven years later, she moved to
Registrar, where she processes grades, audits graduate degrees and helps
with registration. A native New Yorker, she lives in Manhattan and is
currently enrolled in the BS program in Psychology at City College.

Patrick Eng,
administrative aide/bookkeeper in Development, won in the category
of reliability and integrity and is the first work-study student to win an
Extra Step Award. He was cited for his work in Alumni Relations
and Development, beginning as a freshman for the Phonathon program and
continuing as a clerk for the next four years. “Patrick was an extremely
reliable worker who took great pride in everything he did,” wrote a
nominator. “When he is given a task, you can rest easy knowing that it will
be done and done correctly with much attention paid to detail.” Eng
graduated this year with dual bachelor’s degrees in electrical
engineering and computer engineering and now works full time at Poly
while continuing his education as a master’s candidate in management.

Greys Jessurum, who joined Facilities Management in May
as an administrative assistant, received the award in
the category of customer service for her work as a secretary in
Financial Aid. “Greys has gone the extra step in helping incoming
freshmen and their families [with their financial aid packages],” wrote
a nominator. “She takes a personal approach to everyone she deals with.”
Several families wrote letters praising her efforts, including one who
wrote, “She was patient and informative and able to answer all my
questions.” Another family wrote, “Greys is a perfect asset to the
University and to parents and students.” Jessurum joined Poly in 2002 after
eight years in Financial Aid at LaGuardia College, where she is an
alumna. Currently on maternity leave, she gave birth September 8 to
daughter Aaliyah, named after the late singer and a favorite of her two
other children, Larry, 17, and Greys Jr., 12. She and her husband,
Andrew, and family live in Queens. Jessurum’s unique first name is a
popular name in her native Columbia.

Eunice Ro,
director of residence life, won in the category of creativity. “Despite
the fact that Eunice began her employment during the last weekend of May
2002, she managed to accommodate Othmer Hall residents beginning June 1,
2002,” wrote a nominator. “Without an experienced staff or a reservation
process in place, Eunice, through creativity combined with knowledge and
experience, literally launched a residence life program overnight!” Ro worked at the
University of Massachusetts at Amherst for five years before coming to
Poly. She holds a BA in Political Science and MS in Public
Administration from the University at Albany. Born in South Korea,
she moved with her family to the United States when she was 7. She
currently lives in the Othmer Residence Hall.

Peter Swanson,
adjunct instructor in Computer and Information Science, won in the category
of pride and enthusiasm. He was nominated by a student, who wrote, “[Swanson]
teaches us values for computer science to incorporate in the real world.
[He] makes learning a difficult computer language fun and worthwhile…a
generous provider of knowledge. Mr. Swanson has a love for teaching. He
does it out of his heart.” Swanson is a 1988 Poly grad, with a master’s
degree in management. A NYC teacher for 20 years, he was teaching at Murry Bergtraum High School in Manhattan
when he retired two years ago. He began teaching at Poly in 1988, first in the YES Center and now in Computer
and Information Science. He is married to Jeanne Swanson, former executive assistant to the VP of
student affairs and alumni development. They live in East Rockaway and have three children—including
Peter, a 1990 Poly graduate—and two grandchildren, with a third due in October.

Stacey Walters,
associate dean of admissions, who won in the category of
leadership and teamwork. She was recognized for her efforts as interim dean
from the time the former dean, Steve Kerge, left in the summer of 2002
to the arrival of the current dean, Jonathan Wexler, in January 2003.
“Knowing that meeting the new student enrollment goals were most
critical for the University and recognizing that without a strong leader
the office might lose its focus, Stacey rose to the occasion,” wrote a
nominator, who also praised Walters for being “instrumental in
organizing a streamlined reservation process for the Othmer Residence
Hall” and for being “most aggressive in enrolling a better academic
caliber student” at Polytechnic. Walters joined Poly in 1995 as an
administrative assistant in the YES Center before becoming an admissions
counselor in 1997. In her current position, she plans such campus events
as the Open House and the Spotlight on Scholars dinner and visits high
schools as a recruiter.

Extra Step Award winners are nominated by
employees and students. The 1-2-3 Rewards & Recognition Team
chooses up to six winners each month from among the nominees. Three
times a year, the team chooses a winner for an Extra Mile Award from
among the Extra Step Award winners. To nominate someone for an award,
fill out a nomination form on Poly’s
Intranet.

As Poly’s interim student council president, Sonia
Moin ’04 (who hopes to be officially elected at the September 29
election), has made communications her top priority. “There’s a lack of
communication between the student clubs and the council and between
administration and the students,” she says. “I want to improve the
communication flow and, thereby, strengthen the council’s role in
working with both students and administration.”

To achieve that goal, Moin plans to invite to Student
Council meetings representatives from different administrative offices,
such as Career Services, Facilities Management and Lackmann Culinary
Services, so students can learn more about how each office operates and
what services they provide. She also has put on her agenda proposals for
two Student Town Hall meetings a semester and the creation of an events
calendar to publicize student club activities. Although, several clubs
have disbanded in the past year, Moin has received just as many
applications for new clubs and is pleased to see they are equally
distributed among cultural, professional and athletic focuses. “Poly
students have a wide range of interests,” she says, “and the variety of
the clubs demonstrates that.”

A native of Bangladesh, whose family immigrated to
Queens 10 years ago, Moin came to Poly in 2000 as a transfer student
from St. John’s. Originally a computer science major, she has since
switched to business and technology management and, after graduation,
plans to go on for her master's and work in market research. She became
involved in extracurricular activities as secretary for the West Indian
Student Association and council rep for the Society of Women Engineers
student chapter. She was then elected to the Student Council as vice
president for clubs and organizations. Explaining why she sought the top
job, she says, “Being part of Student Council, I had
all these ideas of what we could be doing and I wanted to implement
them.”

Moin wants to hear from faculty and staff. Student
Council meetings are held every Monday at 1 p.m. in JAB 475. Moin can be
reached at ext. 5960 and
scpresident@utopia.poly.edu.

Ernst Weber,
Polytechnic’s sixth president and professor for almost six decades, is
often linked with such giants as Carl Friedrich Gauss, Samuel Morse, E. W.
Siemens, Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison—inventors who helped
usher in a technological explosion through the then-undeveloped
discipline of electrical engineering. Weber’s contribution was to
pioneer the development of microwave communications equipment.

This issue, ePoly
Briefs takes a moment to celebrate the memory of Ernst Weber on the 102nd anniversary
of his birth.

Weber was born
September 6, 1901, in Vienna, Austria, the oldest of five children of a
railway employee and his wife. Weber was interested in both the
practical and theoretical aspects of science and technology and almost
simultaneously earned one doctorate in physics and another in
engineering from different universities in Vienna. He began his career
as a research engineer for Siemens-Schukert,
before moving, in 1930, to the United States to be a visiting professor
at Poly. He taught graduate courses and helped broaden Poly’s evening
graduate program, one of the nation’s first and largest of its kind at
the time.

While at Poly, Weber
became interested in microwaves—electromagnetic waves with very short
wavelengths and high frequencies. Much of his work during this time
became the basis for the creation of a radar system, since radar
involves bouncing microwaves off an object to detect its location. In
1945, he was named head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and
director of the Microwave Research Institute, which he founded several
years earlier as the Microwave Research Group on Long Island. He also
founded the Polytechnic Research and Development Company. Although the
institute and company were both based at Poly and comprised the same
researchers, the institute served as an academic tool for the University
and the company as a commercial one, playing a key role during World War
II in manufacturing components needed for radar. The company was sold in
1959 and the institute was renamed the Weber Research Institute in 1985
and, most recently, the
Weber Wireless Research Institute.

From 1957 to 1969,
Weber served as president of Polytechnic. On the day of his
inauguration, Poly dedicated its new campus on Jay Street. During his
tenure, he oversaw the establishment of the Long Island campus in
Farmingdale, the launch of a formal alumni-giving program and the
creation of a BS degree in Humanities and Social Sciences. He held more
than 30 patents in microwave technology and wrote two widely read
books, including The Evolution of Electrical Engineering: A
Personal Perspective. He received the Presidential Certificate of
Honor from President Truman in 1948 and the National Medal of Science
from President Reagan in 1987. He co-founded the prestigious National
Academy of Engineering and helped merge the Institute of Radio
Engineers with the American Institute of Electrical Engineering to form
the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In 1963,
he became IEEE’s first president. In 1970, Polytechnic awarded Weber an
honorary doctorate in engineering.

Weber was married for
48 years to Sonya Weber, a physican and author of the K-W (Kraus-Weber)
tests for minimal physical fitness. She founded a children's clinic for
corrective exercises at the Baby's Hospital of Columbia-Presbyterian
Medical Center in New York. During World War II, she established the
first formal clinic for cerebrally injured children. She died in 1984.

Weber retired from
Polytechnic in 1969 and spent the next decade working for the National
Research Council. He died February 15, 1996, in North Carolina at age
94, survived by two step-daughters, five grandchildren, 10
great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Today, his portrait
hangs in Silleck Lounge.

The Peter P. and Barbara L. Regna
Student Lounge will be dedicated at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, October 7.
Attending the event will be the sons of the late Regnas, Robert, chief
executive of U.S. Laser, and
Peter, president and CEO of Aero Tech Laboratories.

The Regna Student Lounge is named after
the late Regna ’32 ’37 ’42 H’94 and his wife. In an illustrious
career at Pfizer Inc. in the 1940s and ’50s, Regna played key roles in
discovering Terramycin, an antibiotic effective against more than 100
diseases, and producing penicillin, streptomycin and other antibiotics.
Later, at the Squibb Institute for Medical Research (now Bristol-Myers
Squibb), he was among the first to explore the new area of genetic
engineering. He also co-founded Harrington Research Company in New
Jersey.

Regna was a major
benefactor to the University. In 2000, he gave $1.5 million to establish
a Laboratory for Biomacromolecular Engineering, the research arm of
Poly’s NSF Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing of Macromolecules,
directed by Richard A. Gross. Regna died in 2001 at age 94.

From October 23 to
25, Polytechnic, in partnership with Brooklyn Tech, is hosting the 2003
National Student Conference of the National Consortium of Specialized
Secondary Schools in Mathematics, Science and Technology (NCSSSMST). The
David Packard Center is coordinating the conference for Poly.

The event—with the
theme “Realizing the American Dream through Engineering and
Technology”—will bring 300 high school students from the nation’s
leading magnet schools to attend workshops, enjoy NYC’s cultural and
science institutions and gain a first-hand view of how science has
influenced the city’s ability to meet the challenges of the recent past.
Among the activities planned are workshops on urban security, Internet
cryptography, C++ programming language and the technologies used in the
entertainment industry; tours of the MTA, the NYC waterfront, the
Brooklyn Bridge, New York Stock Exchange and the Metropolitan Opera; and
a dinner cruise around New York.

BeneFlex, Polytechnic’s carrier for
its Flexible Spending Account, now covers over-the counter medications.
Medications eligible for tax reimbursement are defined as those used to
alleviate or treat illness and/or injuries, such as antacids, pain
relievers and allergy and cold medications. Vitamins, dietary
supplements and other such items used for general good health are not
covered. If you are currently enrolled in the
Flexible Spending Account, you may submit for reimbursement an itemized,
descriptive cash register receipt(s) for any over-the-counter purchase
made since January 1, 2003. (You must also complete a medical
reimbursement claim form, which can be found on
Poly’ s Intranet under Online Forms or on
Beneflex’s Web site).

Polytechnic’s Flexible Spending Account
allows you to deduct a portion of your paycheck, pre-tax, to reimburse
medical and dependent care costs. The maximum pre-tax deduction is
$2,500 a year for medical costs and $5,000 a year for dependent care
costs. You have until December 17 to enroll in or change either or both
accounts for 2004. Forms are available in Human Resources or on
My Poly in the Polytechnic Community
section under HR Bulletins, Open Enrollment 2004 folder. For more
information, contact Sally Chan at ext. 4038 or
chan@poly.edu.

The Poly Health
Center in the Othmer Residence Hall is designed to serve the medical
needs of staff, faculty and students. Whether you have a sprain or flu
or just need some information, the center has board-certified doctors
available throughout the week. Most health plans are accepted, including
Oxford.

Daniel O’Connor
joined Poly September 15 as director of student accounts, replacing Mary
Ann Langbart, who left in June. O'Connor held a similar position for the
past 12 years at Stevens Institute of Technology. He holds a bachelor’s
degree in accounting from Georgian Court College in New Jersey and an
associates degree in business management. He and his wife, Linda, a
child psychologist in the New Jersey school system, have four children,
ages 24, 22 and twins, 19. He can be reached at ext. 3333 and
doconnor@poly.edu.

Kent Yuenbegan his new job as assistant dean of admissions in August. His first
task is to improve recruitment on Long Island. Yuen comes to Poly from
New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies,
where he was an admissions counselor. Previously, he was an academic
counselor at the University of Phoenix in San Diego and an admissions
counselor at his alma mater, Goucher University in Baltimore (he earned a
BA in American History). A native New Yorker, he currently lives in
Manhattan. He can be reached at ext. 3233 and
kyuen@poly.edu.

Congratulations to the following staff and faculty members who
were recently promoted:

Carol Campell
was promoted to associate director from counselor in Student Accounts.
Campbell now oversees TAP certifications and loan disbursements for
students as well as retaining her role as information analyst for the
office. She replaces Terry Padmore, who left in June. Campbell joined
Student Accounts at the Farmingdale campus in 1997 and moved to
MetroTech when that campus closed in 2002. A native Long Islander, she
lives in Roosevelt with her husband, Michael, and sons, Brian, 9, and
Terrell, 3. She’s currently enrolled in Poly’s MS program in Management
of Technology. She can be reached at ext. 3649 (a new number) and ccampbel@poly.edu.

Daniel Feygin
was promoted to research assistant from administrative aide/bookkeeper
in Development. In his new role, he assumes many of the responsibilities
held by Mahnaz Karim, former director of development research, who left
in July. He oversees the alumni database, identifies; researches and
profiles major donor prospects; and produces reports for Development,
University Relations and Alumni Relations. Feygin joined Development in
2002. Previously, he worked in
Information Systems for three years while he completed his bachelor’s
degree in technical and professional communication. He is now enrolled
in Poly’s master’s program in management. A native of the Ukraine,
Feygin immigrated at age 14 with his family to the Brighton Beach
section of Brooklyn, where he still lives. He can be reached at ext.
3543 and dfeygin@poly.edu.

Anthea Jeffrey was
promoted to asistant director in Student Accounts from senior administrative secretary in the Graduate Center.
Assuming many of the duties formerly held by Carol Campbell, Jeffrey is the liaison
between students and the company Tuition Management Systems in handling student
tuition refunds and monthly payment plans. She came to Poly in 1991 as an
electrical engineering student and left three years later to work full time (from
1994 to 1998, she worked on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center). She came back to Poly in
1998 as an administrative aide in Student Accounts, before moving, in 2000, to
the offices of the president and provost, and then, in 2001, to the Graduate
Center. She returned to Student Accounts in August. A Poly alumna, she holds a bachelor’s
degree in technical and professional communication and a master’s in e-business
management. She’s currently enrolled in the MS program in Financial
Engineering. Jeffrey was born on the small volcanic island of Montserrat and
lived in Trinidad and Antigua, before moving to the United States to attend
college. She can be reached at ext. 3728 (a new number) and ajeffrey@poly.edu.

Elisa Linsky
is now full time as an instructor and coordinator of the undergraduate Technical Communication Program, replacing Liz Chesla.
She also teaches Critical Writing and Introduction to Technical Communication. For the past two years, Linsky
was an adjunct instructor in Humanities and Social Sciences and coordinator and instructor for the writing component
of EG 1004, the latter responsibilities of which she still retains. A graduate of Wittenberg University in Ohio, with a BA in
American Studies, she worked in the financial industry for seven years before leaving to raise her daughters,
Eliana, 14, and Natania, 12. She and husband, Seth, and children live in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn.
She can be reached at ext. 3938 and elinsky@poly.edu.

Christine Worden
has moved from manager of information literacy programs at the Dibner
Library to director of special events and projects in University
Relations. Replacing Mary Ann Scalia, who retired in August, she is
responsible for the annual Promise Fund Dinner, a black-tie gala that
raises money for Polytechnic’s largest scholarship and pre-college
outreach programs. She will also oversee the coordination and execution
of other University events, including the annual President’s Associates
reception, the Lynford Lecture Series and presidential dinners and
receptions. Worden, who joined the Dibner Library in 2000, assisted in
the planning of the 1999 and 2000 Promise Fund dinners and in the
development of ME 100, a 1999 celebration of 100 years of mechanical
engineering at Poly. Previously, she had a 13-year career as a
development and acquisitions editor in book publishing. She is married
to Rodney Miller, former Poly executive director of development and
current vice president at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. They live on
Long Island. Worden starts her new job October 1 and can be reached
at ext. 3982 (a new number) and
cworden@poly.edu.

David C. Chang,
president, received a 2003 Vision in America Award from International
Channel Networks as part of its “We the People” celebration, a
nationwide community public affairs campaign that recognizes contributions of immigrants to the United States.

Mark M. Green, professor
of organic chemistry, received a U.S. patent for “Temperature Measurement and
Temperature Controlled Switching Based on Helical Sense Dependent Liquid Crystal
Phases.”

MANAGEMENT
Mel Horwitch,
panel chair, “Emerging User-Based and Global-Intensive Sources of
Innovation on the Wireless Arena,” and program chair, M-Business 2003:
The Second International Conference on Mobile Business, Vienna, Austria (June 23-24)
_____ (with Bharat Rao), “Wireless’ New Role
as a Vehicle for Strategic Uplift: Samsung’s Global Innovation Strategy
as a Case in Point,” M-Business 2003: The Second International
Conference on Mobile Business, Vienna, Austria (June
23-24)
_____ general chair, M-Business 2004: The Third International Conference
on Mobile Business, New York City (July 12-13, 2004)

Bharat P. Rao,
panel chair and moderator, “Wireless Innovation Diffusion: What Does the
Future Hold?” and track chair, “Researching into the Future of
M-Business,” M-Business 2003: The Second International Conference on
Mobile Business, Vienna, Austria (June 23-24)
_____ (with Mihir Parikh), “Wireless Broadband Drivers and Their Social Implications,” accepted
for publication in Technology in Society (date to come)
____ (with Mihir
Parikh), “Wireless Broadband Networks: The U.S. Experience,” accepted
for publication in International Journal of Electronic Commerce
(date to come)

Nina D. Ziv,
“New
Media as Catalysts for Change in the Transformation of the Book
Publishing Industry,” published
in The International Journal of Media Management (Vol. 4, No. 2,
2002)
_____ “Digital and Wireless Innovation at the Walt Disney Company,” case
study and teaching note, published by European Case Clearing House
(2003)
_____ “New
Perspectives on Wireless Innovation in the Media Industry: The Walt
Disney Company and Bertelsmann as Cases in Point,” presented at
M-Business 2003: The Second International Conference on
Mobile Business, Vienna, Austria (June 23-24)